Today in my Family Law Mediator Training we heard from a Domestic Violence specialist. As she discussed psychological and financial abuse I recalled my former life. She talked about how in some relationships one spouse is granted an “allowance,” has no access to the bank accounts, handles none of the financial matters. I had aContinue reading “Financial Abuse 💸🤑”
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Why I Chose to Seek an Annulment
Some of you have probably heard of an annulment but most will have no real understanding of the term. The Webster’s/Wikipedia definition of annulment is basically (paraphrasing) a determination that a marriage was void from the beginning. This of course differs from the legal act of a divorce which terminates the marriage but allows thatContinue reading “Why I Chose to Seek an Annulment”
Sticks & Stones
I love to listen to The Message version of The Holy Bible app first thing in the morning. I know my Mom would not approve because to her the only true Word of God was the King James, but even though I have read the Bible several times through I still gain so many newContinue reading “Sticks & Stones”
Holidays Without Your Kids 😢🎄🤶
When you are a single mom the first holiday without your kids can be devastating. This year my kids were with me the last week of school and we tried to incorporate some fun pre-Christmas activities. For example we decorated pre-baked cookies. When they were really little my Mom was still alive and would bringContinue reading “Holidays Without Your Kids 😢🎄🤶”
Florida Amusement Park Mom Hacks
Today I am going to address Sea World & Busch Gardens because this single mama of five is just finishing a whirlwind weekend pre-Christmas trip to both with my three teenage boys & two pre-teen girls. Not for the feint of heart but so worth the quality family time together & memories made! Follow myContinue reading “Florida Amusement Park Mom Hacks”
Thoughtful Perspective
This is really insightful commentary. open.spotify.com/episode/3zZUHtTkE6hiSN9jP6SvXs
Kindness
When did kindness come to be considered as the overarching value for society to achieve? We see it everywhere now, on bumper stickers and t-shirts, billboards, inspirational plaques and posters. Has anyone considered what elevating this value, taken to its logical extreme, would look like? I am not advocating any value replace it because IContinue reading “Kindness”
Community and Grace
I love this resource as well as Attorney Rebecca Zung’s YouTube videos on the same subject. Here Renee talks about a narcissist’s constant state of unhappiness and the victim’s attempts to arrange their life to please him or her. I myself agreed to sell my dream house and move to another state where I couldContinue reading “Community and Grace”
End of an Era
My former spouse gave me this Thomas Kincade when we got engaged. I was living in my little dorm at law school and it showed up. It is called Hyde Park and depicts a historic San Francisco, including Alcatraz in the background. We had visited San Francisco together on a big impromptu road trip shortlyContinue reading “End of an Era”
The Problem With Democracy
I have been thinking a lot lately about the inefficiencies that can result from change of administration when we elect a new president in the U.S. Let me say that I love our form of government and think the Founding Fathers were the smartest guys around. The genius of what they created in our foundingContinue reading “The Problem With Democracy”
Notes From Real Life 